Fossil Horn Core - Steppe Bison (fragment)
Object
Fossil
Object number
1991.880
Physical Description
Fragment of a fossil horn core of a Steppe Bison. It would have been covered with a layer of Keratin when the animal was alive. (Previously suggested to potentially by from a Pleistocene primeval ox.) 'II' in ink.
Object history
The ink annotation of the Roman numeral 'II' indicates that this is part of the collection of Joseph Simmonds Soul that was on display in Case II at Hackney Central Library during c.1920s.
It probably is included in the Soul collection catalogue as 'Horn of ?' Identified as a Steppe bison by Prof. Adrian Lister.
It probably is included in the Soul collection catalogue as 'Horn of ?' Identified as a Steppe bison by Prof. Adrian Lister.
Associated Person
Joseph Simmonds Soul (Owner)
Material
Bone
Dimension
Height (Whole): 165mm
Width (Whole): 90mm
Depth (Whole): 80mm
Width (Whole): 90mm
Depth (Whole): 80mm
On display?
No
Inscription
II in ink